For consumers shopping online, selecting an item to buy is not the end of their decision-making. Brands’ sites, retailers’ sites and online marketplaces are each fighting desperately to become consumers’ preferred shopping channel. Although retailer sites and online marketplaces tend to show higher levels of...
The appeal of faster services has become an integral component of the modern eCommerce experience, influencing purchasing decisions and shaping customer expectations. With shipping, for example, the need for speed is now a critical factor, as consumers increasingly prioritize businesses that can deliver their purchases...
Composable commerce firm commercetools has unveiled commercetools Foundry. This solution aims to help business-to-consumer (B2C) retailers unlock the advantages of composable commerce more efficiently, enabling them to gain a competitive edge, the company said in a Monday (Jan. 15) press release. Foundry draws on the collective success of...
Algolia has launched an artificial intelligence (AI)-enhanced, data-driven Merchandising Studio that delivers improved data and visibility functionality and provides enhanced recommendations. This new offering eliminates the need for merchandisers, digital marketers and eCommerce professionals to manually merchandise their category and product landing pages, the company...
FedEx will roll out an eCommerce platform in the fall. The new fdx platform will help eCommerce merchants optimize demand, conversion, fulfillment, carbon footprint, visibility, post-purchase and returns, the logistics company said in a Sunday (Jan. 14) press release. “FedEx is transforming into a digitally-led...
In recent years, Amazon’s Buy With Prime program has undergone significant expansions, transforming the landscape for both the eCommerce giant and the retailers who join the initiative. What started as a straightforward opportunity for merchants to sell listed products directly from their websites has morphed...
Best Buy has added a new platform to support its expansion into prescription health and wellness technology products. The new online experience enables eligible customers to buy continuous glucose monitoring devices (CGMs), according to a Wednesday (Jan. 10) press release issued by Stripe, which is providing the payments infrastructure for Best...
Amazon says it is integrating its Buy With Prime tool with the Salesforce Commerce Cloud. The solution, announced in a news release Wednesday (Jan. 10), lets Salesforce merchants add Buy With Prime to their shopping platforms. “Buy with Prime for Salesforce Commerce Cloud builds on our efforts to help...
Amazon wants you to feel confident while shopping at home. They want you to make more confident purchasing decisions, and they want to lower the likelihood of you returning a product, which has become a $1 trillion problem. In fact, according to Karen Webster, returns...
